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- Dictionarybehest/bɪˈhɛst/
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- 1. a person's orders or command: literary "they had assembled at his behest"
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BEHEST definition: 1. because someone has asked or ordered you to do something: 2. because someone has asked or…. Learn more.
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BEHEST meaning: 1. because someone has asked or ordered you...
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1. : an authoritative order : command. The meeting was called at the senator's behest. 2. : an urgent prompting. At the behest of her friends, she read the poem aloud. Did you know? Behest is an ancient word: it is almost a thousand years old.
noun. 1. a command or directive. 2. an earnest or strongly worded request. SYNONYMS 1. order, bidding, decree, dictate, mandate. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin.
BEHEST meaning: 1. because someone has asked or ordered you to do something: 2. because someone has asked or…. Learn more.
Define behest. behest synonyms, behest pronunciation, behest translation, English dictionary definition of behest. n. 1. An authoritative command. 2. An urgent request: I called the office at the behest of my assistant. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English...
Behest is an authoritative command or request. If your boss or principal asks to see you, you go to their office at their behest.
noun. a command or directive. Synonyms: mandate, dictate, decree, bidding, order. an earnest or strongly worded request. behest. / bɪˈhɛst / noun. an authoritative order or earnest request.
